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(11) EP 4 419 808 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
28.08.2024 Bulletin 2024/35

(21) Application number: 22884604.4

(22) Date of filing: 17.10.2022
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F16D 1/10(2006.01)
F16D 1/00(2006.01)
F16D 1/116(2006.01)
F16D 3/68(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
F16D 1/10; F16H 57/028; F16H 57/08
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2022/078186
(87) International publication number:
WO 2023/069883 (27.04.2023 Gazette 2023/17)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 18.10.2021 US 202163262663 P

(71) Applicant: Atieva, Inc.
Newark, CA 94560 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • PALFAI, Balazs
    Newark, California 94560 (US)
  • ABOSCH, Michael
    Newark, California 94560 (US)
  • WU, Jiajun
    Newark, California 94560 (US)
  • ALAWAJI, Ahmad Abdullah
    Newark, California 94560 (US)

(74) Representative: Ungerer, Olaf 
Page White & Farrer Germany LLP Widenmayerstraße 10
80538 München
80538 München (DE)

   


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